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rMPont/:ENT 'WATER-WHEELS.

. To dll whonmt may concern: l Y

Be it known tnatg, HENRY J. WHITE, of enfanani, in the county of Buchanan and State of Iowa, have .invented a new and useful Improvement in AWater- Wheelsg` andV I dohereby declare that the following is a` full, clear, and ,exactdes'cription thereof, `which will `enable others; skilled in the art to niake and use thesaneyreference being had `to the `Itgrierl represents ayertical section of the wheel, with the parts-connected, therewith, as Mwhen in use, i thesection being on the line wx of Iig.2.`

` Figi'ire 2 .is atop or planyiew, `with partsbroken away; to show the forni of the stationary chnftc and wheel-'buckets um form of nie waagguides attached thereto. likiglrre is a detailed view, showing the side of one "ofthe bueket`s.. i l

" I Figure 5 is also a detailedview, showing the side of oneof the chutes. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding para. n

A is4 the ca1`)``whi`ch contains tlic chutes and chutev oor,`from` which the water is discharged onto the `wheel. j

This cap is eonlned'to a suitably-constructed f i'ain,fby`n1eans of bolts `through its surrounding Hanse f e issue floor, and g o 4I) the chutes, the bottoni edgesof which are eoni `fmefito meneur. tv

`These chutes {s i'fa`4l1tl`-i`11` `a vertical position, and in height correspond with `the buckets of the wheel. Their' inner` tedge's arecurved, as seen in iig; 2, and

in nnrnherv they correspond with the buckets of thc loor G, forming a water-jointwvith the` -cap around `its outersurIacc, and on the floor with its lower o Frepresents thewater-gnides, which are attached Figure 3 is a detached section of the-gate, showing ing vertically within the cap` A, and down onto the to the lower edge andonter surface of the gate,

vand occupy the spaces between the chutes, as ndicated by double lines in fig. 2, where the drawing is broken. Y

hese guides form horizontal partitions, which move up and down with the gate,-and control the ow of water through the chute-s to the height of the gate.`

This isa novel and very important feature of my invention.

By thus conlining the water to the rise or position of the gate, its effect upon the wheel is much increased, as various-testsV and experiments have proved.

G represents the water-wheel the vertical shaft E.

I is the oor of the water-wheel. n J represents the buckets. These buckets are rhomboids in ont-line, as seen in g.4, with theirinner edges curved, as seen in fig. 2.

W'hen these rhonihoids are placed upright their inner and `outer edges will, of course, be inclined, or in the position seen in fig. 4.

The gate is raised and lowered by means of the lever K, whose fnlcruni is on the swinging and self-adjusting stirrup L, operating in the stand M.

N are arins'attached to the upper edge of the gate,

and to the opposite sides of the self-adjusting collar O, by means of pivots.

The lever is divided into two longitudinal part-s at the center, and surrounds the shaft.

These parts of the lever extend up and are con-l nected with the collar O, by the sinne pivots which confine the arms N.

This arrangement gives a central upward draft. on the gate, allouoing it to play up and down, without binding in the cap or causing undue friction on the shaft.

4Il? isjthe step, which is adjustably confined in a socket to the flame 1t. f v

This 'step extends down through the socket, and rests onthe top ofthe lever S.

T is the fulcrum of the lever. o

U i'sarod attached to its outer end, extending up through the ange B, where it is raised or lowered by l door at its lower end, with box-packing at its upper I end, as secuat X., for securing a water-tight joint aropnd the shaft,

.Havingthus -described my invention",

I claini.- as new and desire to secure-"hy Letters Patentproper attached to 1. The gate E, provided with the guides Ffeom- G I, buckets J, shaft; H, tube W', chutes T, cap A, pletely filling the space between the' chutes D, the gate E, guides F, arms N, vcollar O, leverv K, fulcrum arms N, pivoted to the collar O, the swinging ful- L, and staudM, all relatively constructed and arranged erum L, stand M, and lever K, each of said parte beas shown and described. ing constructed and all relatively arranged -as and for HENRY J. WHITE. the purpose specified:

Witesses 2. The improved Water-wheel, consisting of the E. O.LITITLE, lever S, screw-rod U, conical step P, bridge R, wheel B. W. TABQR. 

